A new ornithuromorph (Aves: Ornithothoraces) bird from the jehol group indicative of higher-level diversity

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 311-321

  O'Connor, Jingmai K ^a,b   Gao, Ke Qin ^c   Chiappe, Luis M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; CLADISTICS; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; LIAONING; NEI MONGGOL; YIXIAN;

AVES;

EID: 77952264435     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724631003617498     Document Type: Article

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